Nutritional and Clinical Management of Chronic Conditions and Diseases

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Written by experienced clinicians and researchers, this book provides practical and theoretical information on how to integrate nutritional with clinical management. It addresses topics and disease processes, such as obesity, maternal health, oral and skin health, as well as errors of metabolism and the relationship between immunity and nutrition. A special chapter deals with the problems and approaches involved in modifying food intake and diet of patients. Presenting up-to-date research results translated into practical medical information, the book supplies clear documentation of how nutrition affects disease expression and how nutritional management must be part of cancer treatment, of managing the elderly and the cachexia of chronic illness.